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Necora puber

 Necora puber (Velvet swimming crab)

Nematostella vectensis

 Nematostella vectensis (Starlet sea anemone)

Nemertesia antennina

 Nemertesia antennina (Sea beard)

Nemertesia ramosa

 Nemertesia ramosa (Branched antenna sea fir)

Nemichthys scolopaceus missing

 Nemichthys scolopaceus (Slender snipe eel)

Neobisium maritimum

 Neobisium maritimum (A pseudoscorpion)

Neomysis integer

 Neomysis integer (An opossum shrimp)

Neopentadactyla mixta

 Neopentadactyla mixta (Gravel sea cucumber)

Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum missing

 Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum (A peanut worm)

Nephasoma (Nephasoma) rimicola missing

 Nephasoma (Nephasoma) rimicola (A peanut worm)

Nephrops norvegicus

 Nephrops norvegicus (Norway lobster)

Nephtys cirrosa missing

 Nephtys cirrosa (White catworm)

Nephtys hombergii missing

 Nephtys hombergii (A catworm)

Nephtys incisa missing

 Nephtys incisa (A catworm)

Neptunea antiqua

 Neptunea antiqua (Red whelk)

Nerophis lumbriciformis

 Nerophis lumbriciformis (Worm pipefish)

Nerophis ophidion missing

 Nerophis ophidion (Straight-nosed pipefish)

Notacanthus bonaparte missing

 Notacanthus bonaparte (Shortfin spiny eel)

Notacanthus chemnitzii missing

 Notacanthus chemnitzii (Snubnosed spiny eel)

Notomastus latericeus

 Notomastus latericeus (A bristleworm)

Novocrania anomala

 Novocrania anomala (A brachiopod)

Nucella lapillus

 Nucella lapillus (Dog whelk)

Nucula nitidosa

 Nucula nitidosa (Shiny nut clam)

Nucula sulcata

 Nucula sulcata (Furrowed nut clam)

Nymphon gracile

 Nymphon gracile (Gangly lancer)

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